The following morning we enjoyed our last bit of “light” before doing another little walk around the town.
When there’s only two of you, there are rarely pictures of… the two of you
Adorable Christmas heart lights lining the main street Storgata
A final goodbye to the bear in our hotel lobby
Next on our itinerary was Trondheim so we zipped over to the airport. The local airport shuttle (Flybussen.no) stopped right at our hotel so 15 minutes and 63NOK (approx $7.50) later we were back at the airport. After a short flight we were able to check out our new city. The differences in temperature were insane! While in Tromsø, it was often in the 30s with minimal light and snow, but in Trondheim we were treated to warmer temps in the mid 40s, a nearly full day, albeit a late sunrise, of grey skies with a bit of fog, and intermittent rain. I still think it was easier to wake in the morning when it wasn’t pitch black til 11am!
Yet again, our stay at the Radisson Blu knocked it out of the park with a huge breakfast spread with lots of gluten free options not to mention the fac that it sat right on the water with huge windows to see out (once the sun had risen…). We spent our time in Trondheim over the next two days seeing all the “must see” sights including:
Trondheim Harbor and the colorful wooden houses along the River Nidelv
Crossing over into the East side of the river where there were lots of adorable houses and shops. Unfortunately, with our trip landing right around Christmas, many of them were closed for the holiday.
Archbishop’s Palace and Crown Jewels & Nidaros Cathedral. You should definitely plan to see these on the same day and buy the joint ticket. Inside of both are beautiful, but do not allow pictures. I’ve watched way too many horror movies and definitely got chills walking up to these old buildings in the gloomy weather. Once inside however, they were incredibly beautiful. Per usual, I especially loved seeing the crown jewels and telling Kristin which ones I would or would not wear.
The best travel partners are ones you can zone out for a couple hours reading your own books when you need some downtime or relaxation during the day/night so we often found ourselves warming up in coffee shops or bars to do just that. Amongst the frequent stops to sit inside by a fire with a latte (or glass of wine) and our kindles we found the most delicious gluten and dairy free pizza for me.
Off to our final destination (thankfully unlike the movie), Oslo!
xx
Nicole